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New laws go into effect today. How do they affect you?
Covid Town Hall

Please join us for community conversations on COVID-19 and what you need to understand to protect yourself, your family and the community.
Mental Health Teams Now Active County-Wide

Residents all across our region can dial the Access-In-Crisis-Line at (888) 724-7240 to reach a dispatcher (who is also a trained mental health clinician themselves). They will assist in deploying the appropriate responder.
About the SD Unified COVID-19 Student Vaccine Mandate

Under a vaccine mandate approved by the Board of Education, San Diego Unified will require students who are 16 and older as of November 1, 2021 and who wish to continue learning in-person to be fully vaccinated, effective January 24, 2022 at the start of the new semester/quarter.
We Condemn Racist Testimony at Board of Supervisors Meeting

NAACP San Diego Branch strongly supports Supervisors Nora Vargas, Terra Lawson-Remer and Nathan Fletcher and condemns the violent and vitriolic comments that targeted these supervisors at the November 2, 2021 meeting of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
We stand in support of Dr. Wilma Wooten, County Public Health Officer, who was compared to Aunt Jemima during a verbal assault during public comment last Tuesday.
Watch: Climate Change and Public Health

At 2pm on October 28th we had a discussion of the public health effects of climate change. https://youtu.be/T_ONXBT33b0 The NAACP San Diego Branch presented: The Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in San Diego County 2-4pm October 28, 2021 With: Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego Cheryl A. M. […]
Watch: Dr Robinson Speaks with Lumpia Club Regarding COVID-19

October is Filipino American History Month. A local networking club is celebrating Filipino heritage and spreading awareness of COVID-19 treatments.
Members of The Lumpia Club gathered at Market on 8th in National City and the Director of the Filipino Resource Center, Joann Fields, coordinated the Thursday afternoon event. Dr Robinson, our Health Chair, spoke to the club about COVID-19.
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Early detection saves lives.
CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Took Off Their Mask to Read Aloud. Half the Class Got COVID
Disturbing news via the LA Times CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Took Off Their Mask to Read Aloud. Half the Class Got COVID An unvaccinated, unmasked California elementary school teacher who came to school in May even while visibly sick infected a dozen students with the coronavirus, all too young to be immunized, according to a […]
Aug 28: Fight Fentanyl Overdoses
Learn about the dangers associated with Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than morphine.